How to Use X chromosome in a Sentence

X chromosome

noun

• The absence of tusks is caused by a mutation in the X chromosome in elephants that is lethal to males, according to the study.
  — Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2021
• Fragile X syndrome is a genetic disorder caused by a mutation in a gene that lies at the tip of the X chromosome.
  — Joel Richter, The Conversation, 26 July 2023
• So far, no studies have proven a link among the X chromosome, immune response, and Covid-19 mortality rates.
  — Grace Huckins, Wired, 9 July 2020
• Xist molecules work with those proteins to shut down gene expression in the second X chromosome.
  — Katie Hunt, CNN, 9 Feb. 2024
• Male tortoiseshell cats are born with an extra X chromosome.
  — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com, 8 June 2022
• To prevent the body from making too many of these proteins, one of the two X chromosomes in females is silenced in a process called X-chromosome inactivation.
  — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2024
• The genetic analysis showed that some cells had one X chromosome and others had the usual two, known as mosaic Turner syndrome.
  — Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 15 Jan. 2024
• These new roles came to light from efforts to understand the process of X-inactivation, wherein one of the two X chromosomes carried by females is silenced, all 1,000 or so of its genes (in humans) being turned off.
  — Philip Ball, Scientific American, 14 May 2024
• The researchers discarded the Y chromosome and duplicated the X chromosome.
  — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 15 Mar. 2023
• Adkins' doctors told her the scan revealed the fetus had excess fluid and skin edema -- signs of cystic hygroma -- and that her fetus likely had Turner syndrome -- a rare condition that results from one of the X chromosomes missing.
  — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2023
• Duplicating an X chromosome, which male cells already have, is easier than conjuring up a Y chromosome in female cells, Hayashi explained.
  — Katie Hunt, CNN, 24 Mar. 2023
• The research states that a type of RNA produced by a woman’s X chromosomes creates proteins that could make the immune system attack itself if genetic predisposition or other factors are present.
  — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 2 Feb. 2024
• Her research has found fascinating evidence of the benefits women may derive from their second X chromosome.
  — al, 16 Nov. 2021
• Chang’s team decided to engineer male lab mice to artificially make Xist — without silencing their only X chromosome — and see what happened.
  — TIME, 2 Feb. 2024
• But more studies and trials are needed to hone in on how things like estrogen levels, or the X chromosome itself might intersect with Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases that cause dementia.
  — Tree Meinch, Discover Magazine, 21 Mar. 2023
• But on rare occasions, animals such as aphids can produce fertile male offspring that are genetically identical to their mother except for lacking a second X chromosome.
  — Corryn Wetzel, National Geographic, 25 Aug. 2020
• This stability runner is not just named after the woman-specific double X chromosome DNA sequence, it’s actually been designed specifically for women’s feet.
  — Rozalynn S. Frazier, Travel + Leisure, 27 Feb. 2023
• The inactivated X chromosome makes Xist, which establishes an X-inactivation center on that chromosome.
  — Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 6 Feb. 2024
• During his presentation, Hayashi specifically referenced only Turner syndrome, a rare condition associated with infertility in which someone’s cells contain only one X chromosome, as a potential human use case for the technique.
  — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 15 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 6 Nov 2024